Magnets Word Search

Words in the Magnets word search

Every word used across the three levels, with a quick note on what it means.

magnet

An object that attracts iron and steel without touching them.

north

One of the two poles found on every magnet.

south

The pole that attracts the north pole of another magnet.

pole

An end of a magnet where the force is strongest.

iron

The common metal most strongly attracted to magnets.

steel

An iron alloy that magnets stick to firmly.

push

What two like poles do when brought close together.

pull

What opposite poles do when they come near each other.

attract

To draw another object closer, as opposite poles do.

repel

To push away, as two matching poles do.

force

The invisible push or pull that a magnet applies.

field

The region around a magnet where its force acts.

compass

A tool with a magnetic needle that points north.

needle

The small pivoting magnet inside a compass.

magnetic

Describing a material or a force that magnets affect.

nickel

A metal magnets attract, along with iron and cobalt.

cobalt

A hard metal that can be magnetized like iron.

horseshoe

A magnet bent into a U so the poles sit close.

lodestone

A naturally magnetic rock once used for finding direction.

earth

Our planet acts like a giant magnet with two poles.

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